It's time to share my PHD progress for June. Spoiler...not much got done.
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I have most of a custom quilting plan worked out for project 4, Lone Starburst, but not enough of one yet to put it on the machine.
I made a small amount of progress on 2025 Start #2, the Forever Neverland quilt. I've prepped 11 blocks. After that, it's just assembling lots of different borders around the panel.
I made, from start to finish, a table runner from a kit I purchased in 2022. I put this as a 2025 start, but I seriously considered replacing the alligator quilt in my UFOs list with this project because I could have used a win this month. Also, I think I need to find a print copy of that alligator pattern. I purchased a PDF years ago and it is a really bad scanned copy of hand-drawn appliqué patterns--the pieces are kind off off-kilter. I'm fairly certain I bought it from the designer, but it is not up to current standards. Anyway. Here is the runner. It's currently at the fair, so this is the best photo I have for now.
My sewing time over the past week was devoted to working on my Cashmerette Sloper. I did a 3/4" narrow shoulder adjustment and a 3/8" round back adjustment. I also had to size up the skirt. 😒 Things look a lot better now. I still need to shorten the stomach curve, move the elbow and bust darts, and add length to the adjustment line on the skirt. And something with the underarm area. I'm not sure what else I have left after that, but we are very near the end of the class.
I also worked on my secret project for my small guild. I'm about 1/3 of the way done with that project.
I worked on two quilts for others. The first one belongs to Shirley and is quilted with Cosmos. It took me two days to complete.
This Circle City Sampler belongs to Haley. She requested Baptist Fan and a light peach thread. I used Sunkissed Peach. I do still need to make the binding and apply it to the front. Something fun about this quilt is that I have a kit to make the same one! I collected mine from a 2023 shop hop. The pattern is now available from the designer here.
I harvested a few more peas from the garden. The plants are looking pretty bad now, but the other things I've planted are finally starting to have some good growth. Oh, note about the peas: I selected the purple peas because they are easier to see for harvest. I can't really remember, but I might have also originally picked this variety because I thought my picky son would be willing to try something that looked exotic. Not every pea the plant produces is purple. The leaves look very different than that of the more standard Burpee peas I also planted this year. The purple peas (and green beans) turn green when cooked. Look at last week's post for more info.
Besides that, I am blessed with an abundance of work and a pile of chores and some stress over a very large, unexpected medical bill. The second longarm is put back together again and most of the intelliQuilter is installed. The cable that runs to the handles is not compatible with my machine and we've ordered what we hope is the correct thing. If not, I'm gonna be out a lot more money. Fingers crossed it works out. My husband is about ready to start tearing off the front porch. I'm a little stressed right now.
This used to be a hosta. 🦌 Surprisingly, they left all the transplanted day lilies in the front garden alone. They did eat all the lily buds in this side garden.
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